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m imwm Official Organ Ordinary. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WINDER. PUBLISHED KVKKY THURSDAY BVKNINO JKFFKRSON OFFICE :j With the Ordinary in the Court Hons e P. W. Qaattlebaom will represent the paper and take subscriptions. Subscription Rates. Year, - - SI.OO A. G. LAMAR, Editor and Publisher. THURSDA I SEPTEMBER 18.1900. People’s Party Ticket. For’President — WHARTON BARKER. For Vice-President — IGNATIUS DONNELLY. POPULIST STATE TICKET.^£S For Governor — J. H. TR.\YLOR, [of Troup. For Secretary of State—Dr. L. L. CLEMENTS, of Milton. For Attorney General —F. H. SAF FOLD, of Emanuel. For Comptroller General —J. T. HOL BROOK, of Franldin. For State Treasurer—J. W. PARK, of Meriwether. For Commissioner of Agriculture —A. H. TALLY, of Cobb.) For State School Commissioner —Vi. T. FLINT, of Taliaferro. For Prison Comissioners — T \ | J. DICKEY, of Upson, and S. C. McCAN DLESS, of Butts. For State Senator, M. D. IRWIN. , For Representatives, Dr. L. C. ALLEN, J. H. BOGGS. For Ordinary,; G. D. BENNETT. For Clerk and Treasurer, A. G. LAMAR For Sheriff, ;R M. PATRICK. Deputy Sheriff. W. C. PITTMAN. For Tax Collector, C. F. HOLLIDAY. For Tax Reoeiver, J. M ROSS. For Surveyor, g. W. JACKSON, Jr. For Coroner, T. N. HIGHFELL. Too late now to register and if you have neglected this matter you have disfranchised yourself so far as relates to the October election. We do sincerely trust that the good feeling now existing bffween the popu list and democratic candidates and their friends will continue until after the election. There is no necessity for hard feeliugs or bitterness. Let every candi date do his best to be elected that is leg itimate and honorable, but resort to no robbery or any thing that is beneath the diguity of a gentleman. , A Fine Record. When Judge Bradbury, the populist Ordinary of this county for the past four years began the administration of affairs, the treasury of the county was nearly empty—there being only about $500,00 after he had paid out all demands ugaint the county made by the ordinary who preceded him. At the dose of Judge Bradbury’s term of four years, ending with January Ist, next he will leave in the treasury of Jackson county $10,000,- 00 or more. There is no ordinary in the state who will be able to make a better showing than this. He has managed our oounty affairs well and has reduced for this year the tax rate to SI.OO on thousand. This is a record of whioh he ought to feel proud and of whioh every citizen should feel proud. It also shows that populist know how to economically manage the finances of a oounty, state < r the union. Registration. One of the biggiest farces every im posed on a people is the one requiring them every two years to register. It makes it a great deal of trouble to many men who live out in the country and very often deprives them of their franchise in an important election. The law seems to have been gotten up to make voting as much trouble as pos sible for those iu the country and put the power in the hands of a few. We fail to see where the registration law has benefited the country any. From Tom Watson. From Missouri World:—The editor of this paper noticing in the Chillicothe Constitution, a democratic paper, a statement that Tom Watson, of Georgia, is supporting Bryan and Stevenson, cut the statement out and sent it to Mr. Watson, asking him to state whith er it was true. On last Monday, Sept. 4, 1900, we received the following reply: The Missouri World: —Yonrs rec’d. The statement that I am supporting Bryan is untrue. Yours truly, Thos. E. Watson, Populist. There is Peril in Indifference. The poet says: “111 fares the land, To gethering ills a prey, Where wealth accumulate, And men decay.” Which is to say in plain prose, where wealth is constantly centralizing in the hands of the few while the many in con sequence are as constantly getting poorer, the outcome must be dire cal amity. Liberty, equality and fraternity go hand in hand but must go down in the presence of great and long continued inequality. The workings of this inexorable law have wrecked nntold nations in the past. Its operations will ooniinue through all time. In the light of all this are we on safe grounds, with one per cent of onr citi zens holding half the wealth of the oouutry or one man as much as 99. Does this show that we hold a sure lease to lasting progress or prosperity, or that we are well along on the highway to collapse and ruin? That though we may boast of liberty to-day, we may be slaves tomorrow? In Dublin it is said that a publican has a sign known as the three ails— “ The Soldier fights for all, The Parson prays for all, The Farmer pays for all, But, says one I get no intimation through our platform or press of such a desperate state of things. If on careful personal investigation he shonld find matters even worse than here stated, he would see and know that not only he, but the millions were being purposely kept in the dark on these vital points. But for what, for the good of the 99 or for the futher agran distinent of the already overgrown one per cent? Remember that eternal vigilance is the prioe of liberty, that equality is the only condition on which it can live and flourish, that greed with its constant cry of more is the deadly foe of equality aud hence of liberty. In view of all this is it not of the last importance for every one as far as possi ble to see and know for himself instead of taking for truth everything found in political platforms aud press, for these, if possible, would at times deceive the very elect, while these one per cent folks have sorely been marvelons workers if not great schemers for themselves. Is it not more than possible, in fact is there not great danger of this thing going on till all of liberty is lost to the masses? There is peril in indifferenoe on this snbjeot.—Wm. Skeel in Missouri World. The emergency bags'sent by a church society to Kansas soldiers in the Philip pines contained among the necessities a box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve the well known cure for piles, injuries and skin diseases. The ladies took care to obtain the original DeWitfc’s Witch Hazel Salve knowing that all the coun terfeits are worthless. G. W. DeLa- Perriei e. . Election Decision. G. S. Duke. 'I Contestant b e- Contestant | fore the Ordi- V 8 nary of Jack- A. D. White, ( •<>“ County A. R Braselton. I O'*- September C. T. White et al. J sth, 1900. By an Act of the General Assembly, approved Deoember the 90th, 1899 it is provided, “That - from and after the first day of January 1900, it shell not be lawful for any person or persons, firms or corporation to manufacture within the limits of the county of Jackson any spiritons, malt or mtoxioating liquors, except domestio wines made from grapes or berries.” Said Act also provides— “ That this Act shall not take effect un til Ratified by the people of Jackson county at an eleotion called for that purpose under the same rules, regula tions and provisions as those prescr.bed for a local option election in Section 1545 to 1548 inclusive of Vol. I. of the Code 1895. On the 2nd day of August 1900 an election was held and the returns show a majority in favor of ratification. A contest, in the nature of a caveat, was filed by G. S. Duke contesting the legality of the eleotion. Several grounds were setont, at the hearing all these grounds were abandoned, except one, that notice of the election was not properly advertised. It insisted by the contestant that the law requires notice of snch election to be published either in the official organ of the Ordinary or that of the Sheriff under section 1545 Vol. I. Code of 1895 It is also contended by contestant that the Ordinary has never eecured any official organ in Jackson cQunty— and that the Jackson Economist—the news paper In which the notice of the election was published, was not the of ficial organ of either the Ordinary or Sheriff of the county, and for that rea son the election was illegal. In support of this position counsel for contestant rely upon an Act of the Gen eral Assembly approved November Btb, 1899 Acts 1899 page 40 41. This Aot is as follows: An Act to amend section 5162 of the Code of 1895 and for other purposes sec tion I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That section 5463 of the Code of 1895 be amended by inserting the word “a” in lhu of the word “the,” where said word follows the word ‘in” and preoeds the word “newspaper,” in the third line of said section; and also by inserting the words at the conn ty site of said county,” after the word “county” and before the word “then,” in the third line of said section, so said section, when so amended, shall read as follows: If the Ordinary, Sheriff or other of ficer is unab’e to prooure the advertise ment at the rate herein, in a newspaper published in the county at the county site of said county, then he is author ized to have said advertisements pub lished in any newspaper in the State having the largest general circulation in the county; provided, said rates are agreed upon; provided further, if con tracts can not be made with newspapers at the rates aforesaid, then the Sheriff and Ordinary, or other advertising of ficers shall post their advertisements in the court house and in a public place in each militia district in the county for the length of time required by law fofr advertising in newspapers: provided, there is no newspaper published at the county site, then any paper published in the county shall be next entitled to the public advertisements. Sec. IL Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts sf laws in conflict with this Act be, and thd same are hereby repealed. It is contended by counsel for contest ant that in order for the Ordinary or Sheriff, or o.'ner advertising officer, of a county, to secure a legal official organ it is necessary for such officer to con tract with a newspaper published at the county site in the county, provided the legal rates can be agreed upon, in the event such contract can not be made with such paper, then the officer is au thorized in the second instance to con tract with any paper published in the county, and if such contract canuot be had with any paper in the county— then a contract can be made with any newspaper having the largest circula tion in the county. The contention is that, under the Act of November Bth, 1899, any oontract made with any paper without first try ing to contract with the newspaper published at the oounty site would be illegal. The ruling made in this case is that in order to make the election legal it is essential that notioe should have been published in the offloiai organ of the Ordinary or of the Sheriff in the county. The question arises is The Economist the offloiai organ of the Ordinary of Winder Foundrvl and " I flachine Works Is One Of The New Enterprises Of Th Growing City Of Winder. This is one of the best equipped Machine an Foundry Works in the state and is prepared to do a kinds of work, such as building and repairing of ENGINES. BOILERS, SAW and SYRUP MILLS, GINS and all kinds of Machinery Orders will be attended to promptly and all worl guaranteed, Send your work to us and we will give you satis faction. Winder Foundry AND Machine Works. WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOL Opens Sept. 4,*ipoo==Tuesday. DISCIPLINE FIRn - - - TRAINING THOROUGH, The growth of our town is not spasmodic, but continuous. Never before has there been such material advancement—cotton factory, foundry, knitting mill, mercantile business unparalleled by any town. Hero too the social, intellectual and spiritual sides in man are cared for—hospitable people—good churches— Excellent Public School System. Our school is the pride of the town, hence we understand its success. We are addiug two new rooms to accommodate the pupils. Come here for an education. Thorough course in common school branches by experienced and cultured teachers, and also a high school course covering Latin, Greek, French, German, English. Algebra, Geometry, Physics. Chemistry, History, Euglish Literature. Making a specialty of some of the Plays of Shakesfleare. HENRY ROBERT HUNT, A. B. Pprincipal. RICHARD A. BLACK, 5 aud 6 Grades. MISS ANNIE MCDONALD, 3 and 4 Grades. MISS DORA WILHITE, 2 Grade. MISS ERNESTINE BRUMBY, Ist Grade. MISS MARGARET MALONA TILLMAN, Music and Elocution, MISS ANGIE MAYNARD, Art. Jackson county! It is admitted, and cannot be questioned—that The Econ omist was such organ from 1897 to the date of the Act of 1897 —by which it is insisted section 5562 was amended, and that by reason thereof that paper ceased to be such official organ - This position cannot be successfully maintained for two reasons. In the first place granting for the sake of argument, that the Act of November Btb, 1899 Is valid and constitutional and required, as is contended, that the Or dinary should change the official organ from The Economist to the newspaper published at the county site, such change would have to be effected as re quired by sestion 5460 which provides that no Sheriff, Coroner or other officer shall change the advertising connected with his office from one paper to anoth er, without first giving notice of h’B in tention to do so, in the paper in which his advertisements may have been pub lished? In the second place a more serious question arises. Is the Act of Novem ber Bth, 1899 constitutional? The constitution provides, Code 5771 as follows: “No law or ordinance shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter, or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof.” Sec tion 5779 provides, That “No law, or section of the Code, shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title, or the number of the section of the Code, but the amending or repealing Act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed, as well as the alteration to be made.” A comparison of the Aot of November Bth. 1899 with these provisions of the constitution clearly reveals the fact that it is repugnent. The caption of this Act does not pretend to indicate what amendment is to be made. Counsel insists that in as much as the caption proposes to amend that it is sufficient amendment being the subject matter, and therefore the Act is not re' puguent to section 5771. This position is plausable and may be correct. But how does the matter staud in re gard to the requirements of section 5779? This section requires two things to be distinctly described. The act to be AMEFDED AND THE ALTERATION TO BE MADE The enacting clause proposes to amend by inserting “a” for “the” in third lice; and by inserting the words "at the couuty site of said county.” This is all the enacting clause proposes. It is then declared that said section read a certain way—when in point of fact when so amended the section does not read in that way but reads in a very different way. The entire danse proposes to strike one word and insert eight words while it realy, as it reads, strikes one word and inserts thirty-three words. The last proviso in said Act is not refered to either in the caption or the enacting clause. The court is constrained to hold that the Act is in conflict with the constitu tion, as was ruled in the supreme court in a similar case. 87 Ga. 85. It is therefore adjudged that notice of the election held August 2nd, 1900 to ratify an Act of the General Assembly! approved December 20th, 1899 was pub* lished as required by law, and that said election was legal. It is further ordered that citation is* sue and be published as required by sec tion 1546 of Code, VoL L September sth, 1900. L. Y. BBiDBUfiY, Ordinary Jookson County. A MONSTER DEVIL. FISH Destroying its victim, is a type of Constipation. The power of this mur derous malady is felt on organs and nerves and muscles and brain. There s no health till it’s overcome. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Only 25 cents at,Winder Drug Cos. _j. <